Head-to-head · Agricultural Weather Software
DTN Agriculture vs WeatherAPI Agriculture API
DTN Agriculture leads on 0 checks, WeatherAPI Agriculture API on 0, and 7 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreDTN Agriculture · 8.7/10
- Free planonly WeatherAPI Agriculture API
- Free trialonly WeatherAPI Agriculture API
DTN Agriculture scores higher on our rubric for agricultural weather software: 8.7 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #5.
DTN Agriculture is the better fit for farms needing field forecasts and agronomic alerts. WeatherAPI Agriculture API is the better fit for teams building farm tools with an API.
- DTN Agriculture fits best
Farms needing field forecasts and agronomic alerts
- WeatherAPI Agriculture API fits best
Teams building farm tools with an API
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Side by side
| Feature | DTN Agriculture 8.7/10 Visit ↗ | WeatherAPI Agriculture API 8.4/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 8.7 | 8.4 |
| Ranking | #2 in Agricultural Weather Software | #5 in Agricultural Weather Software |
| Best for | Farms needing field forecasts and agronomic alerts | Teams building farm tools with an API |
| Pricing model | Paid | Free plan + paid |
| Starting price | Pricing on request | $75.60/yr |
| Free plan | Not checked yet | ✓ (best) |
| Free trial | — | 7 days |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Features DTN Agriculture 5/6 · WeatherAPI Agriculture API 5/6 | ||
| Field-level forecasts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Weather station support | ✓ (best) | Not checked yet |
| Frost alerts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Disease alerts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Irrigation guidance | Not checked yet | ✓ (best) |
| Farm weather API | ✓ | ✓ |
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| Our verdict | DTN Agriculture is a suite of agricultural intelligence products for producers and agribusinesses. Its Ag Weather Station offering combines farm-based station and sensor observations with field-level daily and hourly forecasts. The suite… Read the review → |
WeatherAPI Agriculture API provides location-based agricultural indicators for teams building farm software and other API-driven workflows. Its data includes growing degree days, rainfall, reference evapotranspiration, crop water-use… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
DTN Agriculture — where it wins
- Combines field-level daily and hourly forecasts with farm station observations
- Tracks soil moisture, temperature, solar radiation, and leaf wetness
- Includes disease-risk, frost, and freeze alerts plus a weather API
Where it doesn't
- DTN presents a suite of products rather than one standalone product
- Pricing requires contacting sales
- Irrigation guidance is not listed
WeatherAPI Agriculture API — where it wins
- Forecasts crop and weather indicators up to 14 days ahead
- Includes growing degree days, water estimates, frost and disease risk
- Supports hourly spray windows and JSON or XML responses
Where it doesn't
- Agriculture API access is limited to Business and higher plans
- The product is API-only, with no listed station support
- The free plan does not include the Agriculture API
- DTN Agriculture8.7/10 · Pricing on request
A weather intelligence suite for farms that need localized forecasts and crop-risk alerts.
Visit DTNFull verdict → - WeatherAPI Agriculture API8.4/10 · Free plan · 7-day trial
A focused agriculture API with useful crop indicators, but access starts at Business.
Visit WeatherAPIFull verdict →
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Nov 2026
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